King Henry VIII
Catholicism doesn't believe in divorce. When he asked the pope if he could get a divorce the pope said no so king Henry got mad and separated England from catholisim
It was approximately 1533 that Henry VII separated England from the catholic church headed by the pope and established the Anglican church, or church of England. Since it is currently 2009, the church is 476 years old.
England does not have a separate pope. There is but one pope and he reigns all countries from Rome. Aas of September 2013, that pope is Pope Francis.
During the rein of King Henry VIII, parliament passed the first Act of Supremacy. This act declared Henry VIII supreme head of the Church of England. This separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church of which the pope was leader.
Pope Adrian IV, aka Nicholas Breakspear, is the only pope from England.
Henry VIII sort of considered himself the pope in England ... Your question is unclear however Roman Catholics in England always recognised the pope. The only English born Pope was Pope Adrian IV (from 1154 - 1159)
England is separated from France by a channel.
The country of England was recognized by the Pope in the 1st century. The first recorded mention of a Pope occurred during the tenth century. The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church and the current Pope as of 2013 is Pope Francis.
King Henry VIII separated the Church in England from the control of the Pope, although he initially did not intend to start an entirely separate Protestant faith. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, the split was permanent and the Church of England was a reality.
Pope Adrian IV is the only pope from the UK.
He was the first and only pope from England.
Nicholas Breakspear who later became Pope Adrian IV was the only pope from England.